More...
 

Vw

A Holiday Wish List That No One Should Fulfill

Gary Shapiro | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumer-Electronics-Association, Microsoft, Gm, Intel, President Obama, Ford, Colombia, Congress, Toyota, Federal Trade Commission, Vw, Las Vegas, Gary Shapiro, Card Check, Chrysler, Aig, Bmw, Economic Stimulus Package, Apple, South Korea, Trade, Buy American, Angela Merkel, Qualcomm, Consumer Electronics Show, Health Care Reform, Cea, Panama, Google, Business News
Gary Shapiro

Here are the "top ten" things our government could do in 2010 to reverse our nascent economic recovery. Of course, it shouldn't do any of these things - but its record causes me grave concern.

Read Post

Brazil's Earth Day Present: A Sustainable Energy Policy

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Americas Summit, Biofuels, Brazil, Enron, Renewable Energy, Lula, Fiat, Vw, Carlos Ghosn, Obama, K Street Lobbyists, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Orange Line, Cta Chicago, Citroen, Tata Nano, Carbon Fooprint, New York Mta, Curitiba, Ratan Tata, Ethanol, Beltway Bandits, Davidow, Solar Power, Nissan Renault, 2-Cv, Earth Day, SãO Paulo-Brazil, Green News
Eric Ehrmann

Brazil's sustainable energy dividend is the result of generations of trust and cooperation between a strong federal government, parastatal companies and global businesses who have developed the knack of working with them.

Read Post

Where's the Nano Americano?

Matthew DeBord | Posted 04.09.2009 | Green

Read More: People's Car, Chrysler, Gm, Tata Motors, VW Beetle, Fiat, VW Bug, Mini Cooper, Nano, Fiat 500, Vw, Sustainable Mobility, Tata Nano, India, Green News
Matthew DeBord

Being Americans, we long for high-tech silver bullet solutions to our sustainability problems, but the gas-burning Indian version, the Nano is a model of transport simplified.

Read Post

GM Closes High-Performance Division, and Some Muscle Car and Racing History

Steve Parker | Posted 03.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Ferrari, John Z DeLorean, Dodge Viper, Detroit Three, Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Cadillac, Plymouth Road Runner Superbird, Chrysler Cars, Rolls-Royce, General Motors, Pontiac GTO, Jim Wangers, Ford Shelby Mustang, Lamborghini, Jeep, Carroll Shelby, Chevrolet Corvette, Environmental Protection Agency, Saleen, Mopar, Ford Mustang, Bentley, Vw, Maserati, Bmw, George Pipas, Business News
Steve Parker

In yet another sign of these perilous automotive times, GM has closed its High Performance Vehicle Operations unit.

Read Post

German Regulator To Look Into Volkswagen Trading

Bloomberg | Alexis Xydias | Posted 11.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Volkswagen Short Squeeze, Volkswagen, Vw, Dax, VW Short Squeeze, Business News

Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Germany's financial-markets regulator is looking into trading of Volkswagen AG shares after Porsche SE's plan to raise its stak...

Read Whole Story

Clean-diesels hit the market; VW's 2009 Jetta TDI already hard to find

Steve Parker | Posted 11.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Volkswagen, 24 Hours of LeMans, Power Stroke, 12 Hours of Sebring, Central Park, Peugeot, Cars, Planet Green, Vw, Guinness Book of World Records, Canada, Clean Diesel, Nissan, Santa Monica Daily Press, General Motors, Bailout, Kia, Manhattan, California, Gm, Tavern on the Green, Mouse-Motor, Jetta TDI Cup, Hypermiling, KCRW Left Right & Center, Living With Ed, Ford Motor Co, 24 Hours of Daytona, Ed Begley Jr, Dodge, Golden State, Geo Metro, Audi, Cummins, Green News
Steve Parker

This post was written originally for the Santa Monica Daily Press newspaper (www.smdp.com) so please excuse the few Southern California references ......

Read Post

Precipitous fifteen-year drop in US car sales; Need one? You probably can't get one

Steve Parker | Posted 11.02.2008 | Business

Read More: House of Representatives, Automotive News, GMC Truck, Americans, Saturn, Buick, Scion xB, Subprime Car Loans, Honda, Toyota Sales, Bentley, North Dallas Forty, Vw, Maybach, Palin, Original Equipment Manufacturer, General Motors, Bush/McCain, Bailout, Mercedes-Benz, Kia, Peter Gent, US Senate, Nissan, Mini, Subprime Loans, Hummer, Hyundai, OEM, Saabs, Gm, Mazda, Detroit Three, Chevrolet, Acura, Volvo, Ford Motor Co, Chrysler Cars, Pontiac, Cars, Rolls-Royce, Mercury, Bmw, Smart Car, Subprime Mortgages, Lincoln, Infiniti, New York Times, Lexus, Audi, Southeast, Alaska, CNW Research, Cadillac, Business News
Steve Parker

They say "start out bad news with a joke," so: In Peter Gent's "North Dallas Forty," a football coach is talking with the team owner's son about his f...

Read Post

Clean Diesels- The Line-Up So Far

Steve Parker | Posted 09.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Volkswagen, 24 Hours of LeMans, Cars, Peugeot, Grand Cherokees, Ford, Mercedes Benz, Honda, California, General Motors, Hybrid Cars, Nissan, Detroit, Americans, Dodge Ram, Gm, Detroit Three, Acura, Pontiac, Chrysler, Bmw, Turbodiesel, Jeep, Audi, Low Sulfur, Tdi, Maxima, Vw, Tsx, Touraeg, Bluetec, Q7, Green News
Steve Parker

Sometimes, it's the incongruities, not the new models, which make the auto industry so interesting.

Read Post